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 Jam! Music reports that during a lengthy reunion tour that concludes Thursday, the Police
didn't necessarily resolve the conflicts that blew apart one of rock's
most successful groups nearly 25 years ago.
At least its members seem to understand them better.
"People don't really change," guitarist Andy Summers told The
Associated Press. "We're the same three (jerks) we always were. I'm
actually quite proud of the fact that it's gone on as long as it has."
The Police had initially planned to end their 30-year reunion tour a
year ago in Giants Stadium, bringing full circle to a career where the
first U.S. show was in New York's grungy CBGBs nightclub. Things were
going so well, both personally and as a business, that they kept adding
legs; the reunion tour will end as one of the five biggest money-making
rock tours of all time.
The full circle idea stuck, however. The 96th and final show of the
tour will be in New York's Madison Square Garden, a benefit for two
local public television stations.
At the simplest level, Summers said it has been immensely satisfying to
see the faces of fans who had grown up listening to songs like
"Roxanne," "Don't Stand So Close To Me" and "Every Breath You Take."
"I'm in front of the stage and you literally see people break
out into sobs or kiss each other and jump around expressing joy," he
said. "It's been quite emotional in many ways."
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